The Chewsday Chew – is it ever sufficient? (Ep17-2024)

Konnichiwa Cobbers!

Lead pic – large congratulations to Murrumburrah Public College who gained the ACT 10s gala day not too long ago.

I hope all is nicely in your world and right here’s hoping this missive makes it a wee bit higher on this fantastic Could Tuesday with a ‘Group of the Week’, some ‘Random Tremendous Feedback’ and we are going to then shut it out with the now standard ‘Across the Campfires’ part.

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Nutta’s Aussie Group of the Week (wk14):

For the fourteenth time this yr we’ll dive into the workforce of the week chosen from the Aussie Tremendous groups. As a reminder, the choice standards is merely when you performed for an Aussie Tremendous franchise then you will get picked. However remember, I’m not particularly choosing on the premise of Wobbly qualification, merely who in these groups performed nicely sufficient to get picked.

I’ll wrap up the Group of the Week collection for this Tremendous Season subsequent week with the closing of the common rounds. In doing so, I’ll in all probability title a number of sides: the Pure Choice (no matter damage, suspension or eligibility), after which a Nonetheless Standing Choice (so excluding the injured or suspended) and lastly I’ll title a Wobbly Choice (naturally leaving out OS primarily based gamers) for Saint Joe to think about in his knowledge.

However for at this time, right here’s my TotW for week 14 because it stands:

1. Harry Hoopert – has chosen time to resurface and put in some stable shifts.
2. Matt Faesller – gold awaits.
3. Taniela Tupou – he turned that 2nd half on its ear.
4. Josh Canham – wasn’t a lot else he may have completed for the Rebels.
5. Jeremy Williams – will get higher each week for the time being.
6. Liam Wright – simply class.
7. Fraser McReight – Jahrome Brown’s sport was massive however Fraggle’s was greater.
8. Rob Valetini – rock stable.
9. Tate McDermott – creative and harmful.
10. Tom Lynagh – was the perfect Aussie no10 on the weekend.
11. Tim Ryan – wow. He deserves his t-shirt.
12. Hunter Paisami – will get higher each week, whereas Foketi was forgettable and Hamish bought cheese.
13. Josh Flook – was rock stable and Icky bought cheesed.
14. Dylan Pietsch – one of many few Tahs to do one thing optimistic. Tried all night time.
15. Tom Wright – was the perfect 15, particularly contemplating Kellaway had an evening to overlook.
16. Jay Fonokalafi – the concreter did all the things he may.
17. Alex Hodgman – had a extremely stable run for the Pinkoes.
18. Jeff T-Allen – performed a category shift and I couldn’t give it to 7As.
19. Ned Hanigan – the perfect of the Tahs piggies alongside Gamble.
20. Seru Uru – the man is a freak.
21. Ryan Louwrens – correct and composed whereas his aspect was imploding.
22. Len Ikitau – noticed cheese, however in any other case fairly stable.
23. Noah Lolesio – composed and good choices, however Lynagh’s star shone brighter this weekend.

Random Tremendous Feedback:

• Maybe I’m being overly crucial of my very own workforce – because the headline suggests, are they ever adequate? However one thing smells in Donkeyland. Their bread and butter for higher than 15yrs has been to make use of suffocating scrum and lineout set piece fundamentals to strangle different groups out of competition. However we’ve watched that reliability simply implode, with none nice change in personnel, for 2 weeks in a row now. One thing is up in Pollietown and I concern it’s one thing among the many complete group. I simply don’t know what it’s but.
• Our nationwide lock shares are wanting good. We’ve bought lads placing their palms up all over: Canham, Williams, Rodda, Smith, Holloway, Frost, Swain, Neville, Ryan and that leaves apart the likes of Lukhan S-Loto (damage) or Massive Willy (OS).
• And our 7 shares aren’t struggling for the lack of Hooper both, with Jahrome Brown, Carlo Tizzano, Brad Wilkin, Charlie Gamble and Fraser McReight all placing in goldworthy shifts over the weekend.
• If anybody thinks expertise are useless or dying in rugby, go have an in depth have a look at Jona Nareki’s go to Folau Fakatava within the Highlanders v Drua sport, about 5min in. I feel most folks, together with the commentators, missed it. However that was borderline un-freakin-believable.
• Doesn’t Tim Ryan proceed to be a revelation for the Reds? However, is he prepared for Wobbly goodies? Will we do the perennial “Australian Factor” and throw him in early, unready, and when he flails about we forged him to to purgatory? Or will we be (gasp) prudent and provides him a while and sources to develop each bodily and emotionally? And talking of Cadbury Gold, I need to wholeheartedly agree with Brissy from yesterday’s information: Ok.Beale is less than Wobbly normal, he’s simply not. Leaving apart absolutely the poison he’s all the time been for workforce cohesion, main sponsor relations, and so many folks related to our nationwide workforce and model, particularly ladies, the man simply isn’t within the body anymore. Let it go, individuals.

Across the Campfires

I noticed and heard some issues in nation rugby over the weekend that basically disenchanted me. And on the danger of being controversial, I’m going to carry them up right here and discuss concerning the distinction between nation and metropolis rugby in doing so.

See, after I got here by way of nation rugby, one of many issues we all the time quietly saved a watch on was competitors viability. It wasn’t a ‘massive factor’ that we spent hours agonising over. However it was one thing to maintain behind your thoughts. And one of many ways in which manifested was, when you had been enjoying for a powerhouse membership and also you had been going to play a a lot weaker membership, then your membership pencilled in that fixture prematurely as a possibility to run your decrease grade guys in increased grades. You didn’t take an opportunity, you made positive you had the cattle to get full competitors factors, however you blooded the decrease grade guys to get them sport time, to reward them for his or her coaching and perseverance, and to verify your ‘correct’ workforce had some developed cowl in depth for later within the season when accidents impacted finals time (like they all the time do).

But in addition, even when unstated, you additionally ran your decrease graders within the increased grade in order to NOT utterly decimate the opponent. Why? As a result of extra so than metropolis rugby, nation rugby sources are actually bloody tight, and the identical faces and names and sponsors are there yr after yr. So when you smash some little city membership into absolute smithereens, and that retains taking place to them persistently all yr or over a few years, then the possibilities are that little membership gained’t subject a workforce subsequent yr. AFL or league or accidents, or simply sheer delight will whittle away what gamers, sources and sponsors they’ve they usually gained’t be there subsequent yr. And now you’ve a gap in your schedule and a weaker zone and code for the membership that disappeared.

Nicely on the weekend simply gone I do know of two giant, well-known nation golf equipment from massive regional areas who completely smashed some season-struggling opponents by over 100 factors. One of many golf equipment that bought slaughtered had 14 guys play 2nds to then roll straight again out to play 1sts. Now, we’ve all been there and had to try this one or twice in our careers, it’s character constructing. However then I appeared on the names on the workforce sheets of the sturdy golf equipment (one of many joys of the web) they usually had been just about full groups from the weeks beforehand. There weren’t too many 3rds lads in 2nds or 2nds lads in 1sts and many others. And they also crucified their opponents by over 100pts with largely common first grade sides.

Look, I wasn’t there for both match, I’m wanting from afar. Perhaps I don’t know the entire image. However to me, the ramifications of these outcomes aren’t conducive to the betterment and stature of the sport, definitely not in nation rugby. Certain, each these bigger golf equipment bought a sugar-rush, and their for and towards differentials are actually terrific. However did it actually do them any good? And it definitely didn’t make their membership, zone or code any stronger. And in order that kind of short-term, gratuitous humiliation of a fellow membership saddens me.

Transferring alongside, I hear that Nyngan Bogan Bulls had a fairly profitable day at dwelling towards the Gulargambone Galahs over the weekend. The Bull-ettes bought up 27-0 to make it 3 on the trot and the lads bought up over the Galahs by a stable 64-26. It didn’t assist that nearly the Galahs whole common pack had been out given it’s sowing season, however that’s life generally. That stated, I’ve it on good authority that Gular Galahs highway journeys are a factor of magnificence no matter rating or length, and I’m positive this one was no completely different.

In Central West rugby, the Cootamundra Tricolours made the trek over to West Wyalong and their Weevils for a roll about within the mud with the Coota lads coming away the victors by 62-19. Either side had sturdy numbers and that, together with dry and heat circumstances, made for a cracking afternoon’s rugby by all accounts. Whereas the Coota crew skipped out early to determine a match profitable 45-12 lead by oranges, the Weevils didn’t lie down and saved assaulting the Coota line as much as the very dying of the sport. However all stated, with the likes of Emani Faavevela crossing for a club-record six tries for the Tricolours, Coota had been to not be denied on the day.

Out and about in different zones, within the Central West New Holland competitors, Mudgee Wombats put in an infinite displaying to journey over to Narromine and knock over the native Gorillas by 26-5 in 1st grade and 27-12 in 2nds. In the principle fixture, Mudgee misplaced two gamers to damage within the first 5min of the match, after which fell behind by 5-0 by the tenth minute, and so appeared to be in for a tough afternoon as they then additionally spent giant sections of the 2nd half bravely defending their tryline towards a gallant Gorilla outfit. However it was the 2nd stanza of the primary half whereby the Wombats ‘did their factor’ and laid the muse of the ultimate rating line.

Over in Hunter Suburban rugby, there was a really late change in venue for the Bulls Purple sport towards Cooks Hill Brown Snakes, as a result of floor circumstances at Empire Park. Thus the Bulls and Brown Snakes met on the Singleton Allen Bull Reserve as an alternative and there did ‘set to’, with the Cooks Hill Brown Snakes grabbing the goodies 26-19. That topped out a grand weekend for the Brown Snakes as, whereas the ladies misplaced to Southern Seashores, it was by all experiences their finest displaying of the season to date, and their Friday night time workforce maintained their unbeaten season, knocking over Maitland Rugby by 24-5. So, go you Snakes (Purple Cobra jokes anybody?)!

Throughout within the South Coast & Monaro competitors, center of the desk protagonists Cooma Purple Devils and Yass Rams pretty belted the bejeezus out of one another on Saturday. As per the previous couple of weeks, Yass began frustratingly slowly and squandered some good early alternatives. However they settled because the half wore on and took a promising 14-3 lead into oranges, after which piled on 3 fast pies early within the 2nd half to arrange what would ordinarily be an insurmountable lead. Nonetheless Cooma isn’t the aspect to roll over simply, and with the Yass lads seemingly taking their foot off the Purple Devils throat, the Cooma comrades rallied and pinched again 4 pies, all sauced, to ship the sport right down to the wire. With scores locked at 31-all into the ultimate minute of the match, it was solely a last-gasp penalty that gave Yass a shot on objective. And so it fell to Mitch Stevens to take his shot. He did, and the remaining was historical past. 34-31 to Yass.

And talking of Yass, hats off to Adam Greenwood for making his a hundred and fiftieth look within the black & white throughout their nail-biter 33-31 loss to Braidwood Redbacks a fortnight in the past.

And lastly for at this time, massive ups to Warren Panthers, the Hay Cutters, Kiwi Hawthorn and Melbourne Energy Home Rugby and a number of others for getting behind the newly based Swan Hill Brothers rugby membership with jerseys, goal-post pads, and all the opposite equipment {that a} start-up membership wants. The lads have additionally been proven nice help by the native Swan Hill Rural Metropolis Council to even simply get rugby posts up in such an AFL-dominated panorama (I hear that was a council drama worthy of an ABC mini-series by itself). And with tournaments just like the Ballarat 7s, the Rugby Victoria 10s and trial video games towards the Bendigo Combating Miners behind them, the Brothers line up for his or her inaugural official XV sport this coming weekend towards the Hay Cutters. Go nicely Brothers and all the perfect to you. Bear in mind the phrases of Paul Kelly’s 2nd finest tune: from little issues, massive issues develop.

Nicely that can do for this week people. Get on the market and help your membership by pulling on the boots, or carrying a touchie’s flag and even simply displaying up, shopping for a number of beers and a steak sandwich or three. And don’t overlook to supply the referee the kind of useful recommendation all of them appear to so typically want (by the ability of all issues holy did we get robbed over the weekend, let me let you know…).

Anyway, play laborious, cobbers. Run straight. Deal with courageous. Put stitches which can be worthy of remembering into the material of your jersey. And all the time do not forget that Saturday is rugby day (someplace).